Tastes
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Has that Jamaican funk -- but not overpowering -- and a sweet, tropical fruit & banana aroma. My pre-teen son said it smells like a dry-erase marker. I think it has a mild sweetness, Jamaican carmely-funk, smoothness on the tongue but an after-burn that is a bit too strong and lingering. Someone mentioned it'd be better with ice but while that did calm the burn it made the flavor a little more stronger. Rating is based on neat sipping.
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Plantation Original Dark Rum
Dark Rum — Trinidad & Tobago
Reviewed August 5, 2019 (edited September 12, 2019)Has that funky aroma with candied fruit. Caramel & toffee blend flavor with minor funk and mild sweetness. Hint of banana if you keep it in your mouth longer. Mild after-spice. Rating is based on neat sipping. -
Nose: Light honey, faint vanilla & brown sugar. Taste: Really sweet so not for everyone. Does has a slight burn after swallowing so it's not like drinking simple syrup. Vanilla, brown sugar...yeah, I can get a tad of butterscotch, too. On the tongue it has a viscosity to it like thinned honey ("oily" in whisky parlance). This would make a good dessert drink. As someone stated, I agree that this works well with some water; I tried it again with ice and it was a slightly better drink. Rating is based on neat sipping.
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Faint vanilla smell. Can't quite pin down the flavors...some vanilla of course, maybe hints of dried dark fruit. Deli & Italian salami make it way too spicy on my tongue so that was a lesson learned. I paid $25 for a [neat] shot but it tasted more like a $10-$12 sipper. Rating is based on neat sipping.
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Shackleton Blended Malt
Blended Malt — highlands, Scotland
Reviewed June 27, 2019 (edited October 25, 2019)Faint peat & pear smell but more of honey & vanilla. Initial flavors of banana & mild pear followed by apple and maybe some light smokiness. Spicy warmth on tongue and throat that lingers. At the end it smelled more like honey & pears...really good. A drink that would grow on one I believe; I may need to get a bottle and test that theory! -
Gentle vanilla & raisin smell. Tastes of dried apricot, raisins, & hint of vanilla caramel. Sweet but doesn't have that "rum" flavor I like. While smooth on the tongue, after swallowing there is spice along the sides & back of the tongue and down the throat that lingers -- while not necessarily harsh it's too much for me and tips the scale for me to not enjoy this as a sipping rum. Would be fine for a cocktail that needs sweetness and a slight [spicy] kick. Rating is based on neat sipping.
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Nice vanilla scent with a floral & allspice hint. Smooth and slightly oily with a sort of thickness to it. Tastes of vanilla and spice. Dried plum and something else...dark raisin?...near the finish and lingering in taste, reminding me of exotic tropical fruit. Floral and allspice after-taste. Good coloration, similar to A&W Root Beer but with more brown. My wife -- who is from Trinidad -- really likes this with Pepsi. It does go well as a mixer. This is a good sipper! Rating is based on neat sipping.34.95 USD per Bottle
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